The commemoration program began with a moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem. Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman and Board of Trustees President Mehmet Serdar Sarıgül delivered the opening speeches.
As part of the program, guest speaker Prof. Dr. Asım Karaömerlioğlu, a faculty member at Boğaziçi University’s Atatürk Institute, gave a speech titled "Atatürk and Science in the Construction of Republican Turkey."